Bill Text: MI HB6017 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Crimes; penalties; mandatory life imprisonment for certain crimes; revise to address prospective application of United States supreme court decision in Miller v Alabama. Amends secs. 16, 18, 200i, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211a, 316, 436, 520b & 543f (MCL 750.16 et seq.).
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-11-27 - Printed Bill Filed 11/09/2012 [HB6017 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB6017-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 6017
November 8, 2012, Introduced by Reps. Meadows and Haveman and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending sections 16, 18, 200i, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211a, 316,
436, 520b, and 543f (MCL 750.16, 750.18, 750.200i, 750.204,
750.207, 750.209, 750.210, 750.211a, 750.316, 750.436, 750.520b,
and 750.543f), sections 16 and 18 as amended by 2004 PA 213,
sections 200i, 204, 207, 209, and 210 as amended by 2003 PA 257,
section 211a as amended by 2004 PA 523, section 316 as amended by
2006 PA 415, section 436 as amended by 2002 PA 135, section 520b as
amended by 2007 PA 163, and section 543f as added by 2002 PA 113.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 16. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a
person who knowingly or recklessly commits any of the following
actions is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both:
(a) Adulterates, misbrands, removes, or substitutes a drug or
medicine so as to render that drug or medicine injurious to health.
(b) Sells, offers for sale, possesses for sale, causes to be
sold, or manufactures for sale a drug or medicine that has been
adulterated, misbranded, removed, or substituted so as to render it
injurious to health.
(2)
A person who violates commits
a violation of subsection
(1) ,
which violation that results in personal injury , is guilty
of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or
a fine of not more than $4,000.00, or both.
(3)
A person who violates commits
a violation of subsection
(1) ,
which violation that results in serious impairment of a body
function , is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for
not
more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(4)
A person who violates commits
a violation of subsection
(1) ,
which violation that results in death , is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of
not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(5)
A Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, a person who
violates
commits a violation of subsection (1) with the intent to
kill or to cause serious impairment of a body function of 2 or more
individuals ,
which violation that results in death , is guilty of
a felony punishable by imprisonment for life without possibility of
parole or life without possibility of parole and a fine of not more
than $40,000.00. It is not a defense to a charge under this
subsection that the person did not intend to kill a specific
individual or did not intend to cause serious impairment of a body
function of 2 or more specific individuals.
(6) As used in this section, "serious impairment of a body
function" means that phrase as defined in section 58c of the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.
(7) This section does not prohibit an individual from being
charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of
law that is committed by that individual while violating this
section.
Sec. 18. (1) Except for the purpose of compounding in the
necessary preparation of medicine, a person shall not knowingly or
recklessly mix, color, stain, or powder, or order or permit another
person to mix, color, stain, or powder, a drug or medicine with an
ingredient or material so as to injuriously affect the quality or
potency of the drug or medicine.
(2) A person shall not sell, offer for sale, possess for sale,
cause to be sold, or manufacture for sale a drug or medicine mixed,
colored, stained, or powdered in the manner proscribed in
subsection (1).
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who
violates subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than
$1,000.00, or both.
(4)
A person who violates commits
a violation of subsection
(1)
or (2) , which violation that results in personal
injury , is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4
years or a fine of not more than $4,000.00, or both.
(5)
A person who violates commits
a violation of subsection
(1)
or (2) , which violation that results in serious
impairment of
a
body function , is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or
both.
(6)
A person who violates commits
a violation of subsection
(1)
or (2) , which violation that results in death , is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a
fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(7)
A Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, a person who
violates
commits a violation of subsection (1) or (2) with the
intent to kill or to cause serious impairment of a body function of
2
or more individuals , which violation that results in death , is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life without
possibility of parole or life without possibility of parole and a
fine of not more than $40,000.00. It is not a defense to a charge
under this subsection that the person did not intend to kill a
specific individual or did not intend to cause serious impairment
of a body function of 2 or more specific individuals.
(8) As used in this section, "serious impairment of a body
function" means that phrase as defined in section 58c of the
Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.58c.
(9) This section does not prohibit an individual from being
charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of
law that is committed by that individual while violating this
section.
Sec. 200i. (1) A person shall not manufacture, deliver,
possess, transport, place, use, or release any of the following for
an unlawful purpose:
(a) A harmful biological substance or a harmful biological
device.
(b) A harmful chemical substance or a harmful chemical device.
(c) A harmful radioactive material or a harmful radioactive
device.
(d) A harmful electronic or electromagnetic device.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a crime
as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) to (e), the person
is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than
15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(b) If the violation directly or indirectly results in
property damage, the person is guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 20 years or a fine of not more than
$15,000.00, or both.
(c) If the violation directly or indirectly results in
personal injury to another individual other than serious impairment
of a body function or death, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 25 years or a fine of
not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation directly or indirectly results in serious
impairment of a body function to another individual, the person is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for life or any term
of years or a fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(e)
If Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if the
violation directly or indirectly results in the death of another
individual, the person is guilty of a felony and shall be punished
by imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole and may be
fined not more than $40,000.00, or both.
Sec. 204. (1) A person shall not send or deliver to another
person or cause to be taken or received by any person any kind of
explosive substance or any other dangerous thing with the intent to
frighten, terrorize, intimidate, threaten, harass, injure, or kill
any person, or with the intent to damage or destroy any real or
personal property without the permission of the property owner or,
if the property is public property, without the permission of the
governmental agency having authority over that property.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a crime as
follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) to (e),
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(b) If the violation damages the property of another person,
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.
(c) If the violation causes physical injury to another
individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the
person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body
function to another individual, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine
of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(e)
If Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if the
violation causes the death of another individual, the person is
guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life without
eligibility for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00,
or both.
Sec. 207. (1) A person shall not place an explosive substance
in or near any real or personal property with the intent to
frighten, terrorize, intimidate, threaten, harass, injure, or kill
any person, or with the intent to damage or destroy any real or
personal property without the permission of the property owner or,
if the property is public property, without the permission of the
governmental agency having authority over that property.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a crime as
follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) to (e),
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(b) If the violation damages the property of another person,
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.
(c) If the violation causes physical injury to another
individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the
person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body
function to another individual, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of years or a
fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(e)
If Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if the
violation causes the death of another individual, the person is
guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life without
eligibility for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00,
or both.
Sec. 209. (1) A person who places an offensive or injurious
substance or compound in or near to any real or personal property
with intent to wrongfully injure or coerce another person or to
injure the property or business of another person, or to interfere
with another person's use, management, conduct, or control of his
or her business or property is guilty of a crime as follows:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) to (e),
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(b) If the violation damages the property of another person,
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.
(c) If the violation causes physical injury to another
individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the
person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body
function to another individual, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of years or a
fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(e)
If Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if the
violation causes the death of another individual, the person is
guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life without
eligibility for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00,
or both.
(2) A person who places an offensive or injurious substance or
compound in or near to any real or personal property with the
intent to annoy or alarm any person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of
not more than $3,000.00, or both.
Sec. 210. (1) A person shall not carry or possess an explosive
or combustible substance or a substance or compound that when
combined with another substance or compound will become explosive
or combustible or an article containing an explosive or combustible
substance or a substance or compound that when combined with
another substance or compound will become explosive or combustible,
with the intent to frighten, terrorize, intimidate, threaten,
harass, injure, or kill any person, or with the intent to damage or
destroy any real or personal property without the permission of the
property owner or, if the property is public property, without the
permission of the governmental agency having authority over that
property.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a crime
as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) to (e), the person
is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than
15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(b) If the violation damages the property of another person,
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.
(c) If the violation causes physical injury to another
individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the
person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body
function to another individual, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for life or for any term of years or a
fine of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(e)
If Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if the
violation causes the death of another individual, the person is
guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life without
eligibility for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00,
or both.
Sec. 211a. (1) A person shall not do either of the following:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), manufacture, buy,
sell, furnish, or possess a Molotov cocktail or any similar device.
(b) Manufacture, buy, sell, furnish, or possess any device
that is designed to explode or that will explode upon impact or
with the application of heat or a flame or that is highly
incendiary, with the intent to frighten, terrorize, intimidate,
threaten, harass, injure, or kill any person, or with the intent to
damage or destroy any real or personal property without the
permission of the property owner or, if the property is public
property, without the permission of the governmental agency having
authority over that property.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a crime
as follows:
(a) For a violation of subsection (1)(a), the person is guilty
of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or
a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(b) For a violation of subsection (1)(b) and except as
provided in subdivisions (c) to (f), the person is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a
fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(c) If the violation damages the property of another person,
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation causes physical injury to another
individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the
person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(e) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body
function to another individual, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine
of not more than $25,000.00, or both.
(f)
If Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if the
violation causes the death of another individual, the person is
guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life without
eligibility for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00,
or both.
(3) As used in this section, "Molotov cocktail" means an
improvised incendiary device that is constructed from a bottle or
other container filled with a flammable or combustible material or
substance and that has a wick, fuse, or other device designed or
intended to ignite the contents of the device when it is thrown or
placed near a target.
Sec.
316. (1) A Except as
provided in section 1m of chapter IX
of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, a
person who commits any of the following is guilty of first degree
murder and shall be punished by imprisonment for life without
eligibility for parole:
(a) Murder perpetrated by means of poison, lying in wait, or
any other willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing.
(b) Murder committed in the perpetration of, or attempt to
perpetrate, arson, criminal sexual conduct in the first, second, or
third degree, child abuse in the first degree, a major controlled
substance offense, robbery, carjacking, breaking and entering of a
dwelling, home invasion in the first or second degree, larceny of
any kind, extortion, kidnapping, vulnerable adult abuse in the
first and second degree under section 145n, torture under section
85, or aggravated stalking under section 411i.
(c) A murder of a peace officer or a corrections officer
committed while the peace officer or corrections officer is
lawfully engaged in the performance of any of his or her duties as
a peace officer or corrections officer, knowing that the peace
officer or corrections officer is a peace officer or corrections
officer engaged in the performance of his or her duty as a peace
officer or corrections officer.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Arson" means a felony violation of chapter X.
(b) "Corrections officer" means any of the following:
(i) A prison or jail guard or other prison or jail personnel.
(ii) Any of the personnel of a boot camp, special alternative
incarceration unit, or other minimum security correctional
facility.
(iii) A parole or probation officer.
(c) "Major controlled substance offense" means any of the
following:
(i) A violation of section 7401(2)(a)(i) to (iii) of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7401.
(ii) A violation of section 7403(2)(a)(i) to (iii) of the public
health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7403.
(iii) A conspiracy to commit an offense listed in subparagraph
(i) or (ii).
(d) "Peace officer" means any of the following:
(i) A police or conservation officer of this state or a
political subdivision of this state.
(ii) A police or conservation officer of the United States.
(iii) A police or conservation officer of another state or a
political subdivision of another state.
Sec. 436. (1) A person shall not do either of the following:
(a) Willfully mingle a poison or harmful substance with a
food, drink, nonprescription medicine, or pharmaceutical product,
or willfully place a poison or harmful substance in a spring, well,
reservoir, or public water supply, knowing or having reason to know
that the food, drink, nonprescription medicine, pharmaceutical
product, or water may be ingested or used by a person to his or her
injury.
(b) Maliciously inform another person that a poison or harmful
substance has been or will be placed in a food, drink,
nonprescription medicine, pharmaceutical product, spring, well,
reservoir, or public water supply, knowing that the information is
false and that it is likely that the information will be
disseminated to the public.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1)(a) is guilty of a
crime as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) to (e), the person
is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than
15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(b) If the violation damages the property of another person,
the person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 20 years or a fine of not more than $15,000.00, or both.
(c) If the violation causes physical injury to another
individual, other than serious impairment of a body function, the
person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 25 years or a fine of not more than $20,000.00, or both.
(d) If the violation causes serious impairment of a body
function to another individual, the person is guilty of a felony
punishable by imprisonment for life or any term of years or a fine
of not more than $25,000.00, or both. As used in this subdivision,
"serious impairment of a body function" means that term as defined
in section 58c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL
257.58c.
(e)
If Except as provided in
section 1m of chapter IX of the
code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if the
violation causes the death of another individual, the person is
guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned for life without
eligibility for parole and may be fined not more than $40,000.00,
or both.
(3) A person who violates subsection (1)(b) is guilty of a
crime as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the person is
guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4
years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(b) If the person has previously been convicted of violating
subsection (1)(b), the person is guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than
$5,000.00, or both.
(4) The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed for a
violation of this section to be served consecutively to a term of
imprisonment imposed for any other violation of law arising out of
the same transaction as the violation of this section.
(5) This section does not prohibit an individual from being
charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of
law that is committed by that individual while violating this
section.
Sec. 520b. (1) A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct
in the first degree if he or she engages in sexual penetration with
another person and if any of the following circumstances exists:
(a) That other person is under 13 years of age.
(b) That other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of
age and any of the following:
(i) The actor is a member of the same household as the victim.
(ii) The actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to
the fourth degree.
(iii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim
and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.
(iv) The actor is a teacher, substitute teacher, or
administrator of the public school, nonpublic school, school
district, or intermediate school district in which that other
person is enrolled.
(v) The actor is an employee or a contractual service provider
of the public school, nonpublic school, school district, or
intermediate school district in which that other person is
enrolled, or is a volunteer who is not a student in any public
school or nonpublic school, or is an employee of this state or of a
local unit of government of this state or of the United States
assigned to provide any service to that public school, nonpublic
school, school district, or intermediate school district, and the
actor uses his or her employee, contractual, or volunteer status to
gain access to, or to establish a relationship with, that other
person.
(c) Sexual penetration occurs under circumstances involving
the commission of any other felony.
(d) The actor is aided or abetted by 1 or more other persons
and either of the following circumstances exists:
(i) The actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is
mentally incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(ii) The actor uses force or coercion to accomplish the sexual
penetration. Force or coercion includes, but is not limited to, any
of the circumstances listed in subdivision (f).
(e) The actor is armed with a weapon or any article used or
fashioned in a manner to lead the victim to reasonably believe it
to be a weapon.
(f) The actor causes personal injury to the victim and force
or coercion is used to accomplish sexual penetration. Force or
coercion includes, but is not limited to, any of the following
circumstances:
(i) When the actor overcomes the victim through the actual
application of physical force or physical violence.
(ii) When the actor coerces the victim to submit by threatening
to use force or violence on the victim, and the victim believes
that the actor has the present ability to execute these threats.
(iii) When the actor coerces the victim to submit by threatening
to retaliate in the future against the victim, or any other person,
and the victim believes that the actor has the ability to execute
this threat. As used in this subdivision, "to retaliate" includes
threats of physical punishment, kidnapping, or extortion.
(iv) When the actor engages in the medical treatment or
examination of the victim in a manner or for purposes that are
medically recognized as unethical or unacceptable.
(v) When the actor, through concealment or by the element of
surprise, is able to overcome the victim.
(g) The actor causes personal injury to the victim, and the
actor knows or has reason to know that the victim is mentally
incapable, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless.
(h) That other person is mentally incapable, mentally
disabled, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, and any
of the following:
(i) The actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to
the fourth degree.
(ii) The actor is in a position of authority over the victim
and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit.
(2) Criminal sexual conduct in the first degree is a felony
punishable as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), by
imprisonment for life or for any term of years.
(b) For a violation that is committed by an individual 17
years of age or older against an individual less than 13 years of
age by imprisonment for life or any term of years, but not less
than 25 years.
(c)
For a violation that is committed by an individual 17 18
years of age or older against an individual less than 13 years of
age, by imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole if
the person was previously convicted of a violation of this section
or section 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g committed against an
individual less than 13 years of age or a violation of law of the
United States, another state or political subdivision substantially
corresponding to a violation of this section or section 520c, 520d,
520e, or 520g committed against an individual less than 13 years of
age.
(d) In addition to any other penalty imposed under subdivision
(a) or (b), the court shall sentence the defendant to lifetime
electronic monitoring under section 520n.
(3) The court may order a term of imprisonment imposed under
this section to be served consecutively to any term of imprisonment
imposed for any other criminal offense arising from the same
transaction.
Sec. 543f. (1) A person is guilty of terrorism when that
person knowingly and with premeditation commits an act of
terrorism.
(2) Terrorism is a felony punishable by imprisonment for life
or any term of years or a fine of not more than $100,000.00, or
both. However, except as provided in section 1m of chapter IX of
the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.1m, if death
was caused by the terrorist act, the person shall be punished by
imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole.